A worker at Thermo Fisher Scientific in East Allen Township came in contact with sulfuric acid this morning during a minor incident at a company distribution site, according to a spokesman for the health care equipment supplier.

Ron O'Brien, director of public relations for the Waltham, Mass.,-based company, said some drops came in contact with a worker's hand while the worker was unloading a bulk supply of the potentially dangerous acid at the company's site at 6771 Silver Crest Road about 9 this morning. The worker followed company protocol and rinsed his hands for 15 minutes, O'Brien said. An ambulance came by to examine him as an extra precaution, he added.

The worker was not injured by the acid, O'Brien said. Sulfuric acid is incredibly corrosive and can cause severe burns to the skin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thermo Fisher Scientific, which sells scientific equipment, was packaging the acid for sale, O'Brien said.